IRIDIUM 172, 43927
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 172, 43927 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 26269.13540452 .00000080 00000-0 21406-4 0 9991
2 43927 86.3958 311.3940 0002277 93.8058 266.3398 14.34218005403437TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T03:14:58.950Z)
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
IRIDIUM 172 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-09-27 02:48:22.797Z | 148.728° SSE | 2026-09-27 02:52:22.797Z | 93.218° ESE | 36.498° | 2026-09-27 02:57:22.797Z | 19.823° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-27 04:30:22.797Z | 237.184° WSW | 2026-09-27 04:33:22.797Z | 280.029° WNW | 23.92° | 2026-09-27 04:37:22.797Z | 333.182° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-27 15:00:22.797Z | 359.25° N | 2026-09-27 15:03:22.797Z | 11.847° NNE | 75.369° | 2026-09-27 15:08:22.797Z | 177.374° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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